document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=420113>Question 420113</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A swimming pool can be filled with three different hoses. The first hose takes 4 hours to fill the pool. The second hose takes 12 hours to fill the pool and the third hose takes 3 hours to fill the pool. How long would it take if all three hoses were used at the same time? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #293671 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=293671\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Filling the tank is one job							<BR>\n" );
document.write( "One pipe fills in 	4	hours					<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It does 	  1/ 4	of the job in 1 	hours				<BR>\n" );
document.write( "other pipe	12	hours					<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It does 	  1/12	of thejob in 1 	hours				<BR>\n" );
document.write( "third hose takes	3	hours					<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It does 	 1/3	of the job in 1 	hour				<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Together they will do 		 1/4	+	  1/12	+	 1/3	<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Together they will do 		  2/ 3		of the job in one hour			<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So they will take 		1 1/2	hours				<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So they will take 		1.5	hours				<BR>\n" );
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